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NEC 27" monitor
« on: November 26, 2003, 01:15:13 pm »
Hey I noticed this on eBay and was wondering your thoughts as to how well it would work in a cab or interfaced to a PC?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2966362183&category=21517

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Re:NEC 27" monitor
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2003, 02:18:06 pm »
That's got analog RGB input ports on the back through BNC connectors or throguh that 9 pin port. You could use Andy's ArcadeVGA card to drive it directly. The TV / Monitor seems a bit pricey. I had a chance to pick up 2 monitors like that at an auction recently for 10$, and I blew it and passed it up.

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Re:NEC 27" monitor
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2003, 03:37:31 pm »
What kind of resolution could that monitor pull from an ArcadeVGA card?
I guess this could make a good supercade monitor too for Jamma boards?

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Re:NEC 27" monitor
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2003, 08:46:55 am »
What kind of resolution could that monitor pull from an ArcadeVGA card?
I guess this could make a good supercade monitor too for Jamma boards?

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I'm going to guess that it is a "standard res" or 15.75 khz.  In other words, a RGB "video" monitor.  

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Re:NEC 27" monitor
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2003, 10:01:29 am »
I have a large NEC very similar to that one.  Mine is 15-35kHz, which means it is capable of VGA as well being compatible as any arcade board.  I play my PS2 and watch dvd's on it all the time.  Very useful monitor!


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Re:NEC 27" monitor
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2003, 09:53:49 pm »

Ok, found the specs for that model here

15 to 21 khz, which makes it pretty much, as I said, a "video" monitor.  The lack of separated sync and the 9-pin connector labeled "RGB/TTL" pretty much gives it away.

Still might be a decent monitor, but you'll need to treat it like an arcade monitor for interfacing purposes.  It's not just going to hook up to a standard PC and go, like some of the 31.5khz models can.

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Re:NEC 27" monitor
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2003, 11:10:10 pm »


Ok, found the specs for that model here

15 to 21 khz, which makes it pretty much, as I said, a "video" monitor.  The lack of separated sync and the 9-pin connector labeled "RGB/TTL" pretty much gives it away.

Still might be a decent monitor, but you'll need to treat it like an arcade monitor for interfacing purposes.  It's not just going thook up to a standard PC and go, like some of the 31.5khz models can.

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Hmmm, mine doesn't have a separate sync input on the rgb in and it also is labeled RGB/TTL, but it is VGA capable.  Mine has a 34-pin IDC connector instead of a 9-pin, though.

Since this particular one only supports up to 21kHz, it's not nearly as flexible as the one I have but it should still make a very nice arcade monitor.  My NEC will plug right into a PC, jamma board, DVD player, PS2, etc....  The more flexible 15-35kHz models usually sell for around the same price as this one, I would skip this one if you are interested in hooking it up directly from a PC not using a video-out card.